Awareness raising during the Science Day in Chile

The schoolSagrados Corazones de
Providencia celebrated the Science Day (9 October) with an intense activity
dedicated to Desertification. The LAC RCU has been invited to make a
presentation on the UNCCD issues as well as to disseminate materials related to
desertification and land degradation. More than 500 students of different ages
attended the meeting, which was composed by projection of educational videos on
environment, presentations made by the RCU and the Chilean National Focal Point
Mr. Wilfredo Alfaro, who also donated 200 seedlings to the school and to the
students. Additional activities with the children have been conducted under the
coordination of Ms. Maria Cecilia Guarda, such as the preparation of an
exhibition of posters by the students. A collection of UNCCD materials were
donated to the library and will be used as educational material by the teachers
in the future.